Teaneck Driver Backs Into Woman, Leaves Her Hospitalized: PD

TEANECK, NJ — A local driver backed his car into a woman, leaving her hospitalized, according to authorities.

Manuel Augusto had "purposely reversed" his vehicle into a woman, causing her to fall to the ground, after an argument escalated near an undisclosed residential address in Teaneck on Friday morning, police chief Andrew McGurr said.

Augusto had fled the scene prior to police arrival but had later gone to the hospital to check on the woman, while she was being treated for minor injuries in the E.R. He was found in the lobby and placed under arrest, McGurr said.

The woman had been been taken to the hospital after complaints of pain on her arms, back and chest, and with shortness of breath. She was reportedly standing behind Augusto's vehicle when she was hit, and was evaluated on scene before being sent to Holy Name Medical Center, police said.

Augusto was charged with aggravated assault, assault by auto and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was then remanded to the Bergen County Jail, pending an initial court appearance, police said.